摘要 |
AN ASSEMBLY BENCH FOR MULTILAYERED INTERNAL BOND TEST SAMPLE BLOCKS AND A METHOD FOR EDGE ALIGNMENT OF MULTILAYERED INTERNAL BOND TEST SAMPLE BLOCKS ARE PROVIDED. THE BENCH COMPRISES A SUPPORT FRAME (10, 11) AND AT LEAST ONE PAIR OF ALIGNMENT MEMBERS (20) SUPPORTED ON THE FRAME. EACH ALIGNMENT MEMBER HAS A SUPPORT SURFACE (21). EACH MEMBER OF THE PAIR OF ALIGNMENT MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED RELATIVE TO THE OTHER SUCH THAT OPPOSING SUPPORT SURFACES FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY V-SHAPE FOR RECEIVING THE MULTILAYERED SAMPLE BLOCKS THEREON. IN USE, WHEN A MULTILAYERED SAMPLE BLOCK IS PLACED ON THE SUPPORT SURFACES SUCH THAT TWO ADJACENT SIDE EDGES OF THE BLOCK ARE SUPPORTED ON THE SUPPORT SURFACES, THE EDGES OF EACH LAYER OF THE BLOCK ARE CAUSED TO BE ALIGNED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, BY FORCE OF GRAVITY. |